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Princess Punzalan
Bernadette Vela Punzalan-Field (born November 20, 1968), known professionally as Princess Punzalan, is a Filipino actress. She began her career starring in '' Lovingly Yours: The Movie'' (1984) and '' Lovingly Yours, Helen'' (1992-96) and was nominated of PMPC Star Awards for Television in 1987. Her profile continued to grow when she starred as antagonist Selina Pereira-Matias in '' Mula sa Puso'' (1997–99) with Claudine Barretto, and won Best Actress in 1998. Career Princess Punzalan started out her career as one of the regular co-host in now defunct GMA Network Sunday noontime musical variety show '' GMA Supershow''. Soon after she was launched in her own afternoon TV drama anthology entitled "Princess" in 1987 which was produced by her mom Helen Vela's production outfit Hyper Vision. To avoid a possible collision with RPN's '' Coney Reyes on Camera'' (headline by her mom's best friend Coney), her drama anthology was aired at a later timeslot. While her TV career began t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated city proper. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangako Sa 'Yo
''Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (International title: ''The Promise'' / ) is a Philippine primetime soap opera series that aired on ABS-CBN. It stars an ensemble cast led by Kristine Hermosa, Jericho Rosales, Eula Valdez, Tonton Gutierrez and Jean Garcia. It premiered from November 13, 2000 to September 20, 2002 replacing ''Labs Ko Si Babe'' and was replaced by '' Bituin''. It was also broadcast worldwide on TFC from February 26, 2001, to January 3, 2003. The series is streaming online on YouTube and iWantTFC. Plot The story begins with the romance between Amor de Jesús (Eula Valdez) and Eduardo Buenavista (Tonton Gutierrez). Eduardo's mother, Doña Benita (Liza Lorena), opposes the relationship since Amor was a housemaid and because she wanted Eduardo to marry Claudia Zalameda ( Jean Garcia) for political reasons. Doña Benita asked Eduardo's older brother, Diego ( Jestoni Alarcon), who was also attracted to Amor, to separate them. Upon seeing Diego trying to rape Amor, Eduardo mistook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Valentine Girls
''My Valentine Girls'' is a romantic comedy film directed by Dominic Zapata, Andoy Ranay and Chris Martinez, starring Richard Gutierrez, Rhian Ramos, Solenn Heussaff, Lovi Poe and Eugene Domingo. The film was released in 2011. The film was produced by GMA Pictures. Plot Richard is a novelist who wants to write the perfect love story. The movie tells a trilogy of stories. The movie started with Richard being bothered and insulted by his little sister as he writes his novel. After this, the little girl decided to read the second part of the story as Richard takes a break. Richard returns and is thinking of making a horrific story to end his novel. He originally wanted to make a story with a vampire and werewolf but decided that it just sounds like ''Twilight'' so he decided to make an apocalyptic story. At the end, Richard has finally released his book and on his book celebration party. With the re-appearance of all the leading ladies of the three stories there is an announceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regal Films
Regal Entertainment, Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a Philippine film production company based in Pasig. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962. It has produced movies of all genres; and is the oldest surviving movie studio in the Philippines. History In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde and her father Remy put up a popcorn stand at the Podmon Theater (now LRT-2 Recto Station) in C.M. Recto, Manila (which served as the head office of Regal before it moved to the Valencia studio and eventually to the Tycoon Center in Ortigas Center, Pasig). Regal Films started as a distributor of foreign films, such as ''That Man from Istanbul'', ''Marsha'' and '' All Mine to Give'', pouring funds for Mother Lily to produce a local movie. In 1976, Mother Lily asked permission from her father to produce her first project, ''Kayod sa Umaga, Kayod sa Gabi'' and it became a big hit then in theaters. Alma Moreno was the first star who had an exclusive c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Films
GMA Pictures, formerly Cinemax Studios and GMA Films, is a film and television production company in the Philippines, established by GMA Network in 1995. Its films include ''Jose Rizal'', ''Muro Ami'', and '' Deathrow''. Filmography History Background GMA tested the movie waters by co-producing films with Viva Films. Among the movies that were co-produced were '' Ober Da Bakod: The Movie'', '' Forever'' and ''Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko''. Although not credited in the opening and closing credits of the movies, the network's logo appeared in the aforementioned movies' posters in theaters and newspaper ads. 1995–2000: Early years In 1995, GMA launched its own film outfit as Cinemax Studios under the supervision of Jimmy Duavit and Butch Jimenez, with '' Run Barbi Run'' as its maiden movie. Later that year, Cinemax inked a co-production deal with OctoArts Films in which OctoArts would distribute the movies in theaters nationwide, while Cinemax (through its mother network, GM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Bernal
Kristine Ann Tan Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her loveteam with Aljur Abrenica. After the loveteam ended, the latter continued to topbill soap operas. Early life and education She was born as Kristine Ann Tan Bernal on May 17, 1989 in Quezon City, to Edgardo Bernal, an ethnic Tagalog and his Chinese wife, Analyn Tan. She has older twin sisters, Kathleen Ann and Katherine Ann and a younger brother named Miguel. She studied in Diliman Preparatory School and Holy Family School of Quezon City Inc. for her primary and secondary education. She took up nursing in Trinity University of Asia. Career Bernal joined '' StarStruck'' in 2006 and won as the Ultimate Love Team with Mart Escudero. Bernal became part of different GMA Network shows including '' Boys Nxt Door'', '' Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan'', and ''Dyes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aljur Abrenica
Aljur Mikael Guiang Abrenica (born March 24, 1990) is a Filipino actor, dancer, model and singer. He appeared on the fourth season of '' StarStruck''. Early and personal life His father, Alfonso Abrenica Jr., was a musician, and his mother, Amor Guiang, was a member of a band. Abrenica attended Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga in high school and has said that he aspired to become a pilot by pursuing aeronautics. Abrenica is the older brother of Vin Abrenica. Abrenica became engaged to actress Kylie Padilla by late January 2017, with whom he has child, a son, born on August 4, 2017. The two dated from 2011 to 2014. They dated again in September 2016, but separated in 2021 due to a third party of Aljur according to Kylie’s father Robin Padilla. Abrenica is a practicing Born-again Christian. Career In 2006, he joined reality-based talent search show, '' StarStruck'', and won the "Ultimate Hunk" title. As of September 2007, Abrenica was signed with Regal Films. Abrenica played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Prince
''The Last Prince'' is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mac Alejandre, it stars Aljur Abrenica in the title role and Kris Bernal. It premiered on January 11, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' Sana Ngayong Pasko''. The series concluded on June 25, 2010 with a total of 117 episodes. It was replaced by '' Endless Love'' in its timeslot. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Aljur Abrenica as Almiro * Kris Bernal as Lara Fernandez ;Supporting cast * Bianca King as Bawana * Eula Valdez as Adela * Angelu de Leon as Mayang * Carmina Villaroel as Lamara * Emilio Garcia as Adorno * Chanda Romero as Rosata * Chynna Ortaleza as Lourdez * Bubbles Paraiso as Saraya * Paolo Ballesteros as Anexi * Benjie Paras as Rizayo * Elvis Gutierrez as Guwarko * Joey Paras as Salim Salamin * Francis Magundayao as Onuro * Karen delos Reyes as Minnie * Angeli Nicole Sanoy as Bambi * Rita Iringan as Gigi ;Guest cast * Danie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maalaala Mo Kaya
''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (; formerly written as ''Maala-ala Mo Kaya...''; abbreviated as ''MMK''), also known as ''Memories'', is a Philippine television drama anthology show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Entertainment. Hosted by Charo Santos-Concio, it premiered on May 15, 1991. It has become the longest-running drama anthology in the Philippines, reaching its 30th year in 2021. The program features weekly real-life stories or anecdotes of common people or even famous celebrities and personalities through letter sending. The series has a counterpart radio program being broadcast on DZMM called "''Maalaala Mo Kaya sa DZMM''", a paperback ("''pocketbooks''") adaptation and a comic book adaptation under Mango Comics & Sterling. The program concluded on December 10, 2022 with a total of 30 seasons and 1,344 episodes. Overview From March 14, 2020, the production of the program's new episodes were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, airing reruns of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukha (TV Series)
''Mukha'' (International title: ''Facade'' / ) is a 2005 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the first installment of '' Now and Forever''. Directed by Mac Alejandre, it stars Ryza Cenon, LJ Reyes and JC de Vera. It premiered on March 14, 2005. The series concluded on June 10, 2005 with a total of 63 episodes. It was replaced by '' Ganti'' in its timeslot. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Ryza Cenon as Mae * LJ Reyes as Melody * Valerie Concepcion as Karen * CJ Muere as Vince * JC de Vera as William * Mike Tan as Paolo ;Supporting cast * Princess Punzalan as Dulce * Amy Austria as Fatima * Joel Torre José Rizalino "Joel" de León Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film ''José Rizal'' (1998), crime thriller film '' On the Job'' (2013) and the historica ... as Guido * Alicia Alonzo as Juanita * Glenda Garcia as Vivian * Chinggoy Alonzo as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now And Forever (TV Series)
''Now and Forever'' is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on March 14, 2005 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up with '' Mukha'' as the first instalment. The series concluded on November 24, 2006 with '' Dangal'' as the seventh and final instalment. Seasons * '' Mukha'' (March 14, 2005 – June 10, 2005) * '' Ganti'' (June 13, 2005 – October 21, 2005) * ''Agos'' (October 24, 2005 – January 6, 2006) * ''Tinig ''Tinig'' (International title: ''Sonata of Heart'' / ) is a 2006 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the fourth installment of '' Now and Forever''. It premiered on January 9, 2006 replacing ''Agos''. The ...'' (January 9, 2006 – April 12, 2006) * '' Duyan'' (April 17, 2006 – July 21, 2006) * '' Linlang'' (July 24, 2006 – September 22, 2006) * '' Dangal'' (September 25, 2006 – November 24, 2006) Accolades References External links * 2005 Philippine television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LJ Reyes
Lourna Jane Pujeda Reyes (born December 25, 1987), known professionally as LJ Reyes, is a Filipina actress. She is best known as one of the Final Four in the second season of the widely acclaimed GMA reality TV show, '' StarStruck''. She won Best Actress at the 39th Gawad Urian Awards. Life and career LJ Reyes was born in Fairview, Quezon City. She spent her high school days at St. Stephen's High School. In 2004, Reyes auditioned for the second season of '' StarStruck'' where she ended up as First Princess. Her first show was ''Now and Forever:'' '' Mukha'', where she worked with ''StarStruck'' runners-up and winners Ryza Cenon, CJ Muere and Mike Tan. Aside from acting, she is also a good dancer, performing with Cenon, Mark Herras, Marky Cielo among others. She is involved mostly in supporting roles on GMA Network shows. Reyes had her biggest break as a lead villainess in '' Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan'' then, playing one of the leading ladies to JC de Vera in '' Baba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
